Yamanigüey Explained

Official Name:Yamanigüey
Settlement Type:Village
Mapsize:280px
Pushpin Map:Cuba
Pushpin Label Position:none
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Yamanigüey in Cuba
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Cuba
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Holguín
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Moa
Established Title:Founded
Population As Of:2009
Population Total:2,394
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:-5
Coordinates:20.5789°N -74.739°W
Elevation M:15
Area Code:+53-24

Yamanigüey is a Cuban village and consejo popular ("people's council", i.e. hamlet) of the municipality of Moa, in Holguín Province. In 2009 it had a population of 2,394.

Geography

Located on the Atlantic Coast, in the north-eastern corner of the Alejandro de Humboldt National Park, Yamanigüey spans on a little peninsula in front of a bay, north of the source of the homonym river, and is crossed by the "Circuito Norte" highway (CN).

The village lies between the towns of Moa (26 km northeast) and Baracoa (47 km southwest), and the nearest settlements to it are Brinquín, Cañete and Cayo Grande (all three about 3 km east) Punta Gorda (15 km northeast) and Nibujón (17 km southwest). Its territory is partially surrounded by the Nipe-Sagua-Baracoa, a mountain range that occupies the provincial territories of Holguín and Guantánamo.

Nature

The natural environment surrounding Yamanigüey is one of the habitats of two species of plants: the Phyllanthus phialanthoides, belonging to the genus Phyllanthus and discovered in 2017;[1] and the Euphorbia munizii, belonging to the genus Euphorbia.[2] [3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26296180?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents "Phyllanthus phialanthoides (Phyllanthaceae), a new species from northeastern Cuba"
  2. https://archive.org/stream/cubaparquenacion00fong/cubaparquenacion00fong_djvu.txt Full text of "Cuba : Parque Nacional "Alejandro de Humboldt"
  3. For further info, see the file "Cuba - Parque Nacional "Alejandro de Humboldt" (2005) (20809880421).jpg"